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Attracting more than 25,000 visitors a day, the Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest Renaissance festival in the country, according to organizers. From the end of August until mid-October, the Crownsville Fairgrounds, just outside Annapolis, becomes a 25-acre English Tudor Village called Revel Grove. The festival features more than 130 craft shops displaying many wares handmade by artisans, 42 outlets providing modern and 16th-century food and numerous taverns. There are also 10 stages of entertainment including sword swallowers, jousting, music, jugglers and magicians. Kids can take free pony rides and navigate through a winding maze. The festival also has themed weekends suc...
Attracting more than 25,000 visitors a day, the Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest Renaissance festival in the country, according to organizers. From the end of August until mid-October, the Crownsville Fairgrounds, just outside Annapolis, becomes a 25-acre English Tudor Village called Revel Grove. The festival features more than 130 craft shops displaying many wares handmade by artisans, 42 outlets providing modern and 16th-century food and numerous taverns. There are also 10 stages of entertainment including sword swallowers, jousting, music, jugglers and magicians. Kids can take free pony rides and navigate through a winding maze. The festival also has themed weekends such as Chivalry Weekend, Oktoberfest and Children's Weekend. The Renaissance Festival in Maryland started in 1977, joining a growing trend to celebrate the culture of 16th- and early 17th-century England dominated by Shakespeare and King Henry VIII. Faires and festivals are held around the country, including at locations in Pennsylvania, California and New York.
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As Renaissance festival closes, performer marks 26th year
On any given day at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, there is a seemingly endless combination of actors and performers dressed in period clothing, demonstrating period activities. And from stage combat to leather working, from longbow building to a flea...Tags: Celebrities, Security
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Walk your best friend for charity at Patterson Park
The annual BARCStoberfest & Strut Your Mutt Walk will happen Saturday, Oct. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Patterson Park, at the corner of Eastern and Linwood streets. The event, which is sponsored by the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, is held to...Tags: Entertainment Events, Halloween, Religious Festivals, Arts, George Mason
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Best week ever: Baltimore events, sports, music and movies
b's rundown of everything going down this week
MOVIES OPENING (Friday)
Attack the Block
Colombiana
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Our Idiot Brother
NOTABLE TV
Monday Night Football: Preseason: Chicago at NY Giants (special; 8 p.m. Monday; ESPN)
Top...Tags: Television Industry, Neal Brennan, Charles Theatre, LaLa Vasquez, PG Rated Movies
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State Fair will host hometown heroes All Time Low
The Maryland State Fair returns this year Aug. 26-Sept. 5, to the state fairgrounds, in Timonium. As always, there will be lots of midway rides, 4-H contests and live entertainment. Highlights include performances by Selena Gomez (Aug. 26), Blake...Tags: Festive Events, Maryland State Fair, Foods and Beverages, Calvert County, Hamburgers
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Best week ever: Baltimore events, music, movies and more
Plan your week with our guide to everything going on this week
MOVIES OPENING (Friday unless otherwise noted)
The Debt (Wednesday)
Apollo 18
Seven Days in Utopia
Shark Night 3D
NOTABLE TV
Basketball Wives LA (series debut; 8 p.m. Monday; VH1)
The Secret...Tags: Television Industry, Charles Theatre, Lenny Kravitz, Edwin McCain, Sons of Anarchy (tv program)
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Events and venue closings due to Hurricane Irene
Send info about openings and closings to healthcalendar@baltsun.com.
What's open
•The Maryland State Fair at the Timonium Fairgrounds will re-open Sunday at noon following an inspection of the grounds and rides.
•The Town of Ocean City will...Tags: New York Yankees, Public Schools, Maryland State Fair, Hurricane Irene (2011), Ellicott City
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Anne Arundel Community College's clowning class is serious fun
It's late on a steamy August morning. Forty scholars and their lecturer have been at their studies for a couple of hours.
One of the more challenging courses in the summer program at Anne Arundel Community College is already well under way.
But there...Tags: Anne Arundel Community College, Colleges and Universities, Circuses, Pies and Tarts, Tourism and Leisure
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Where are you dining out this weekend?
Dining@LargeSo, where is everyone going out to eat this weekend? It feels like EATING weather, doesn't it? I'm in the mood for big soups and fried oysters. Who has reservations, who's staying in? Who has been trying to get a......Tags: Fells Point, Festive Events
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'Top Chef: Las Vegas': d'Or galore
Reality CheckGreetings, Top Chef watchers. Liz and Justine here to chronicle the last week before the competition moves from its cozy home of Las Vegas to the finale in Napa Valley. Most of the fat has been trimmed from the ranks......Tags: Recording Industry Association of America, The Washington Post, DVDs and Movies, Judges, Alcoholic Beverages
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Summer festival guide
Special to baltimoresun.comHairdos that mirror beehives, cars that drip with unfamiliar ornaments and books that came off the shelves years ago. It's time for Baltimoreans to tuck away their winter clothes and welcome the warm weather, and there's no better way to celebrate the...Tags: Wilco (music group), Charles Theatre, Kanye West, Inner Harbor, Salsa (genre)
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In Maryland, all eyes on hurricane
Maryland played the role of a reluctant host yesterday, waiting and watching through a long gray day until Hurricane Isabel announced its arrival with powerful winds and drenching rain. Across the region, people weathered the storm in stride. -...Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Homes, Tourism and Leisure, Hurricanes, Clear Channel Communications Inc.
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A festival, a hospital, and a proud populace
Special to the SunFor those not from Anne Arundel County, Crownsville may represent a crowded, fast-paced community known mostly for the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival. It is during those few weekends a year in September when the rural community, northwest of...Tags: Crofton, Homes, Road Transportation, Real Estate Sellers, Hospitals and Clinics
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